Okay, good afternoon, everyone.

I'd like to call this meeting of the Youth Leadership Advisory Council to order at three thirty-three PM.

We'll begin with roll call.

Chair Nguyen.

Present.

Vice Chair King.

His excused Secretary Camarillo.

Here.

Member Bulware.

His excused.

Member Mackin.

Here.

Member Sai.

Here.

Member Castro.

Here.

Member Johnson.

Here.

Member Bennett.

His excused.

Member Burton.

His excused.

Member Cohen.

Present.

Member Gurney.

Here.

Member Kim.

His excuse.

Member Hall.

Here.

Member Manales.

Here.

Member Member Masservy.

Here.

Member Ruiz.

Here.

Member Laster.

Member McCraney.

Here.

And Member Judy Mitchell.

Here.

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you.

Let the record reflect.

Oh, sorry.

Moving on to agenda item two.

This is a reminder that today's meeting is being held in compliance with the open meeting law.

With that reminder noted, let's move on to agenda item three, public comment on action items.

Comments during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action.

If you wish to be heard, come forward and give your name for the record.

The amount of discussion as well as the amount of time any single speakers allowed may be limited.

Is there anyone who wishes to speak?

Seeing none, public comment is now closed.

Do I have a motion to approve the minutes?

Member or Secretary Camrio, I approve the motion.

Move for a motion.

Second.

Oh my gosh.

Okay.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All those not in favor, please say nay.

The motion carries.

With that, the minutes from the January 20th, 2026 meeting are approved.

We'll now move on to item five discussion and possible action to establish subcommittees.

We amended the bylaws to allow for that structure, but we have not formally implemented it yet.

The purpose of this item today is to clearly define the subcommittees, confirm their scope, assign members and identify initial priorities so that we can operate more efficiently and begin making progress right away.

And so to begin, I'd like members to propose subcommittees they believe will best support the council's work.

Please state your suggestions clearly.

Does anyone want to uh member Cohen?

Thank you, Chair, Member Cohen for the record.

So I think now that we're starting to get to the process of actually formalizing these subcommittees, I think we should start off with two committees that will greatly increase the amount of um impact that Wilac can make.

I think the first one is a social media subcommittee.

And the scope of this is uh three different things.

Number one is to publicize what Wilak does.

Number two is to connect with youth and other organizations that are dedicated to improving causes in the Las Vegas community, and number three, spread awareness on important issues and to track how well we're doing.

We can not only look look at uh stuff like analytics and statistics, but choose to focus on quality metrics like uh engagement rates and click through rates as well, so we can see um what's working and what's not as we improve our social media strategy.

And I think our second subcommittee should be a community engagement subcommittee.

Uh the scope of this would help promote Wilak and engage Wildac with the community at various events.

Uh so this is stuff like what I mentioned in previous meetings, like back to school drives or Thanksgiving/slash Christmas holiday gift collections, stuff like that.

And we can basically track how much of an impact we made by looking at stuff like how many backpacks are donated, how many cans of food were donated, things like that, uh, so we can really see what Wildlock is actually done to improve uh various issues in the community.

Thank you.

Thank you, Member Cohen.

Um, really great suggestions.

Does anyone else have any proposed subcommittees they'd like to see?

Okay.

So throwing it out there one more time.

Oh, go ahead.

Um, member Manales for the record, another committee that kind of ties into those is an event committee.

Um, it just helps host events with our community, and the event committee would just brainstorm ideas and kind of turn them into action, and this would really help us reach out to our community and just really like connect uh the youth.

Thank you, Member Manales.

I think that kind of goes into what member Cohen said about community engagement, so though I'm just gonna go ahead and merge those two.

Does an okay, go ahead.

Member Gurney for the record.

I really like the idea of community outreach subcommittees.

I think they would help us get our name out more and help the community um as well.

Thank you.

Does anyone else have any member hall?

I have more of a question.

Um for the community outreach.

Oh, you say we're trying to get people to interact with the um the Y LAC.

What is that insist of?

The interactions, what is that in need of?

Member Cohen, would you like to add on to that?

Sure.

Member Cohen for the record.

So that would be just um stuff on how WILAC uh can actually engage with the various issues in our community.

So it would be stuff like uh food insecurity or kids who don't have uh school supplies or anything like that to just fill the need and uh bridge the gap of members of our community, especially uh youth members of our community as well.

So just helping to engage with other people in our community to solve those issues.

Thank you, Member Cohen.

Does any other member have a suggested subcommittee they'd like to add?

Um please raise your hand.

Go ahead.

Member Sai for the record.

I think having an issue subcommittee would be really beneficial.

So we could basically survey different community issues and then possibly work on them next year.

Uh member side question, what would that consist of?

Like so I feel like we could work with the community outreach committee and we could just basically survey like Las Vegas and see what issues that we can help and like press on.

So if we can figure out like identify what those are, and then maybe we can work on finding solutions to that in the future, or maybe creating something that will help with those issues in our community.

I really like that idea.

Um but as you said, you you wanted to work you would be okay with working with the community engagement subcommittee.

So do you think that kind of would fall under it in a sense?

Like I feel like um the community engagement committee could kind of also cover the issues, subcommittee that is you suggested.

Yeah, I like that.

We could do like a larger committee for that.

Yeah, perfect.

Thank you.

Okay, does any other member have any subcommittee they'd like to add?

Please raise your hand.

Hi.

Okay.

So I think we're seeing three, nope, two subcommittees.

Uh the social media subcommittee and the community engagement committee.

Um staff, we do have a social media team, right?

So do you think it would be necessary to have a commute social media subcommittee as well as an actual social media team.

Dr.

Tammy Malich, Director of Youth Development and Social Initiatives for the record.

Um we talked about in the last YLAC meeting the opera or the very first one moving forward, we talked at all in all of them about you guys having social media accounts in your capacity as WILAC members.

Um I did connect, as I mentioned last month, with the social media team for the city.

Um they are comfortable with creating those accounts, but the suggestion we made last month was that you guys have a key person who is over that responsibility who would have access to that account and members from YLAC that wanted to post to the account, other than comments, would work with one member, and city social media team would maintain um the um the access to the account along with the member if you guys go with that direction.

Thank you, Dr.

Malic.

So in that case, do you do we feel like it'd be necessary to have that specific subcommittee or just have the um one specific specific designated person?

Um Dr.

Mallich, again, for the record, I think it would be more advisable to have a lead person, and then basically the my suggestion would be a lead social media or marketing director, manager, whatever the title, and then the entire YLAC committee could work with that individual.

If that individual wanted to create a working group, they could, but I don't know that that's as necessary.

What my social media team for the city is going to need is an individual.

They could certainly just work with the chair, madam chair of this committee as well, but I feel like um it would be less of a conflict if you had another member of the YLAC committee sit in that role.

Perfect, thank you, uh Dr.

Malich.

Okay.

So at this time I will ask members to indicate interest in serving on the proposed community engagement subcommittee.

Please keep in mind that membership should remain below a quorum at the full council.

So if you are interested in serving on the subcommittee, please raise your hand and staff please record the names.

This is a CNW Click C Clerk Brian cover for the record.

Um I tracked names, which are January, members Castro, Laster, McAnilen, Cy, King, Johnson, Cohen, and McCraney.

Did I miss anybody's name?

Oh, Clerk, I think you're missing a couple names over there.

And again, Chair 3U, that is uh that is 12 members for a subcommittee, and as um pro commun law, we can't have a subcommittee that has an entire quorum of the committee of the uh main body.

Um so that if some you have to lower that number down for the subcommittee.

Oh okay.

Um otherwise essentially you'd be having a quorum of the entire body making decisions that are to be sent to the main body to make the decision, but you've already have a quorum for that, if that makes sense.

Okay, thank you.

Um and what do you suggest we do to lower the number of members?

Again, Chair Three says C clerk prank for the record.

Um that is up to the committee to decide um who is on the subcommittee if you even create subcommittee.

Okay, got it.

Go ahead.

Um, in order to uh meet the quorum, you can take my name off the list.

Thank you, Member McNowan.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Go ahead.

Member Gurney for the record.

Um are we just voting on who wants to go on the social media subcommittee right now?

Okay.

I'm sorry, it would be the community engagement subcommittee.

We're not we decided that we're not gonna have a social media subcommittee.

Understood.

Okay, so just to be clear again, um we are going to be making a motion to have or to assign specific members who want to be in the community engagement subcommittee now.

So again, if we want to raise hands again to see who wants who would be interested in um participating in the community engagement subcommittee.

Oh, could we raise hands for the community engagement subcommittee who'd be interested in joining again uh through the chair through you, CNN PC Clerk Brian Cal for record?

Um again I have um it's Laster, Sai, Nuen, King, Gurney, Manales, Ruiz, McCraney, and Cohen, which puts you at uh nine members, which would be an appropriate amount for the subcommittee.

Again, I assume I didn't miss anybody's hands.

Okay.

Um did clerk did anyone want or did anyone did anyone sorry?

Did anyone else want to join the subcommittee that we missed?

No.

Okay, perfect.

So in accordance with our bylaws, we will now seek a motion to formally establish the community engagement subcommittee with the stated scope, deliverables, and assigned members as discussed.

Is there a motion?

Member Cohen, I'll make the motion.

Thank you, Member Cohen.

Do I have a second?

Member Minaz, I second the motion.

And just to be clear, so I understand for the record, the motion is going to be to establish the community engagement subcommittee with members Laster, Sai, Nguyen, King, Gurney, Manales, Ruiz, McCraney, and Cohen.

Is that correct?

Absolutely.

Okay.

Okay.

Then all those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All those opposed.

Aye.

All those opposed, please say nay.

Okay.

Thank you.

The motion carries, and the subcommittee is formally established.

Okay.

Okay, this concludes item five.

We'll now move on to item six, a discussion regarding establishing participation expectations and a meeting engagement structure to support effective member involvement.

Uh before I open this item for discussion, I can.

Oh, I'm sorry, go ahead, Dr.

Mallage.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Dr.

Tammy Mallage, Director of Youth Development and Social Initiatives for the Record.

Going back to item five before you close it.

Um I would respectfully request that you while we decided potentially not to have a subcommittee, that there be further conversation around a marketing uh lead or individual.

Um City Clerk, does that need to be agendized separately since it's not going to be a full subcommittee?

Uh chair through you, Deputy Clerk Brank off the record.

Um, I guess suppose it depends on what we're what we're talking about.

Just to have a person in charge, is that gonna be a title within the bylaws, or is that just somebody that staff be working through uh regarding social media um through you, madam chair?

I would suggest that is up to the chair and the committee.

I it doesn't matter, it might makes no difference to me, but the city of Las Vegas social media team is waiting to create the accounts until they have a person.

Okay, perfect.

I believe actually an agenda item.

And one of the agenda items we were going to have people who express interest in running the social media.

Um it's at agenda item 10, and then I believe next meeting or next month, it would be in the council's interest to have the um final vote for who we want to appoint as the social media um manager of the council.

Okay.

So um Dr.

Malich is that is that great go with you.

That is fine with me.

Just with the understanding that if we then your next meeting is scheduled in March during spring break.

Right.

So if you guys move forward and have a quorum for that meeting, then not you wouldn't have any social media until after that.

If it gets pushed to April, then you wouldn't have it until after April.

So just as long as you guys understand that.

I'm good with it.

Okay, thank you.

Okay.

So we will now move on or come back to agenda item six.

Um, before I open this item for discussion, I actually cannot stress enough how important it is that every member um shows up to these meetings, response to emails from fellow members and our advisors and reviews agenda items uh before the meeting, so all of us can bring our ideas and contribute.

Um our council was actually so with that in mind, I think we're going to have an open conversation about how we can make our meetings more effective and ensure everyone's engaged.

Uh at our last meeting, I suggested using a simple round robin structure for bigger discussion items.

Uh, if just something is introduced, we just go around and give everyone a minute to share a thought.

Um, they can also just agree or even pass.

And I think it'd make it easier for everyone to participate without feeling pressured or even talking over each other.

But of course, I'd like to hear uh you guys, the members' thoughts and suggestions, um, and just what you'd like to see more of our meetings.

So I'm gonna open it up for discussion.

Does any member have anything to add?

Member Hall.

Uh member hall for the record.

Um, this involving the participation from uh the YLAC.

I feel like we should um further more conversation about uh the community outreach that involves in our Pacific uh activity that we're going on with.

Um I know I play basketball, or many other people have different type of ideas that they do, and if we just pitch that to each other about what more we can do in our own fields, it'll make people more interested in evolving into the conversations.

That's my idea.

Thank you, member Hall.

Does any other member have anything to add?

Okay.

So okay.

All right, thank you.

Let's make sure to follow through on some of these expectations to ensure maximum efficiency, efficiency of our council.

We're gonna move on to agenda item seven, which is a report by youth as oh, I'm so sorry, go ahead.

Um I didn't remember Mac and Allen for the record.

Um, what is the attendance policy written in the bylaws?

If we could go over that just one time.

This is Gillian Black Sager Bloom Deputy City Attorney for the record.

Um, the attendance uh policy in the bylaws states that members are expected to actively participate and attend all scheduled meetings.

A member who fails to attend two or more consecutive meetings uh may be subject to removal at the discretion of the mayor council.

Okay, thank you so much.

And sorry, just to piggyback off that.

Is there specific um language for anything that involves numbers of excused absences for meetings?

This is Jillian Black Sagerbloom, deputy city attorney.

So the language in the bylaws states that members who are unable to attend a meeting must notify the chairperson or the designated city liaison in advance to request an excuse absence.

Um those excused absences will be noted in the record and they will be considered when evaluating member participation.

So that you know those two or more consecutive meetings, there's that good cause piece.

So I think that would be evaluated when determining whether um people had absences that um were with good cause or without.

Okay, thank you so much.

Okay.

So oh, I'm sorry, go ahead, member Hall.

Uh member hall for the record, quick question.

Um, so what does like the absence technically like if you're if I'm absent, what does the like how would I get caught up with what happened in the previous lesson or like the previous meeting?

Is there any way for me to get caught up or no?

Chair three, you do CNFC Clerk, Brian for the care for the record.

Uh, two ways.

We always have the minutes that come up um after the meeting, receive that a week before the meeting so you can catch up, or everything we do here is audio and video recorded.

Um you can go to the Las Vegas.primegov.com website to see uh the what watch the entire video.

Thank you.

Oh, and also it's on YouTube.

So you know, you can just always search away.

All right.

So with that, does any other member have any questions, comments before we move on to agenda item seven?

Oh, perfect.

Okay.

So agenda item seven is a report by youth as solutions participants regarding current work group activities, priority focus focus areas and youth-led recommendations.

Members of the youth at solutions group, you have the floor.

Member Cy for the record, so I'm gonna start it off.

Basically, we've moved from planning to X actually like executing what we're supposed to be doing, and we're working on drafting the flyers, posters, and pamphlets, and our goal is to have everything drafted by drafted by next week, and we're researching other youth campaigns in different cities and figuring out like theme ideas.

Member MacNon for the record.

On an outreach note, we're identifying community events to attend, um, such as events at community centers, events at parks, something that the city of Las Vegas hosts, that way we can pr uh share our findings.

Uh we're planning a table and promoting materials once they are finalized.

Um our biggest priority right now, which I'm in charge of is finalizing one or two schools for the safety education assemblies.

Currently, I have emailed Palo Verde High School and I believe Hyde Park Middle School.

Um, waiting for a response on that.

And then the commissioner's office and L uh the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are waiting on us to confirm dates in schools.

Member Psy for the record.

So for assemblies, we're building out the panel lineup.

I reached out to like a member of the L VMPD, like the police department, uh City Marshall Rep and Commissioner Justin Jones from Clark County, and possibly people that have been impacted by the e-bike or e-scooter incidents, and we're also planning the event structure and like who speaks, what questions, and when that's gonna happen.

Member Cohen for the record, sort of just building off of that a little more on the like logistical side.

We've also been working on actual um like the materials that are gonna be used and uh distributed as well.

So right now I'm taking the lead for printing those materials.

Uh and that's gonna be important for spreading the importance of e-bike and e-scooter safety in sort of like a tangible way uh for the people that we interact with in the community.

Member Manala speaking, um, what I'm specifically working on is walking in schools, just really confirming that they um are like ready for us and kind of scheduling a date for those assemblies, and also finishing materials and creating social media posts or like templates for them.

Thank you.

Okay, does any other youth of solutions group okay?

Go ahead.

So we are basically looking for school connections or anyone who wants to help out.

So anyone who maybe knows a victim of e bike incidents or someone who or like a school that we can maybe host assemblies at, that like please let us know.

That'd be great.

And since we're on the timeline now, any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Uh oh, sorry.

Sorry, member Cy for the record.

Member Macnon for the record.

On the note of helping us find schools, we would prefer it be a Clark County School District school.

That way we can implement our materials as a part as they participated in the surveys.

Thank you.

Have you guys sorry?

Have you guys considered any high schools?

Have you done middle schools?

Member MacNon for the record, we emailed Palo Verde High School and Hyde Park Middle School.

We're mainly focusing on uh middle high schools for the driving, but um we're doing all three at the high schools, and then at the middle schools you're focusing on more on e-bike and scooter safety, just because those are the m uh most uh victims.

Okay, thank you.

Um I think it'd also be might be in your interest to include Clark High School.

I believe we had one of our students hit by a car while driving on a scooter.

Member Castro speaking, I think it might be a good idea to reach out to Arborview High School because we recently last year had an incident involving a student, so I feel like that would be a perfect opportunity as well.

And if you guys need any help with that, just reach out.

I'm gonna go with the member down there and then I'll get back to you.

Member Musservi for the record.

Yeah, I was just gonna talk about the Arborview high school incident because my mom's an assistant principal over there, so she could totally get us in.

That's like a great connection.

And they did just have a really tragic incident last year.

So I feel like that would be a great way to get us to like have an assembly at Arborview.

Thank you, Member Serve.

Go ahead.

Member Gurney for the record.

Um I have a question.

Are we just doing high separate high schools and separate middle schools?

Or could we be able to do mixed schools?

You know how like they have the where they go from kindergarten to 12th grade.

We could and we could just go to the high school classes and the middle school classes.

Um we thought about that and we've talked about that, but CCSD doesn't have like or really have any mixed schools.

So since we're leaning more towards CCSD, we're trying to figure out how to work with uh K-8 or K-12 schools.

Um, member Manola speaking also that kindergarten and elementary school students aren't affected as much with the e-bike and e-scooters.

So we're more focusing on older kids that that are actually using the e-screwers and e-bikes.

Oh, go ahead.

Oops.

Dr.

Tammy Mounch, Director of Youth Development and Social Initiatives.

A couple of things I would just add to what the youth leaders have already mentioned.

Uh today, those working on the grant after this meeting are gonna meet with Aaron Breen.

She's the director of Ped Safe Vegas, um, which is also a zero fatalities uh um effort um in partnership with multiple agencies out of UNLV, and then um a couple of the members of this group are going to sit on the mayor's safety panel, student safety panel at the her annual principal appreciation luncheon on February 26th at JA Biz Town of Southern Nevada to further discuss this, and um member Psy did submit an op-ed as a re as a extended opportunity with this grant.

We haven't heard back the results, but she did submit it, and so it's being considered for it's another award, and then we also submitted for Dockathon, which is a documentary um kind of storytelling the project plan that was approved.

Um, and they they selected some of those submissions for an additional grant to enter into a student film festival competition, and this group was selected to create a documentary and submit that documenting kind of the the process as they are working through this.

So those are a couple of more updates.

I think the connection to Arborview would be helpful because if I'm not mistaken, member Bullware emailed the small working group and said that he had already reached out to Arborview about the assembly, and they told him they couldn't do it.

So I know they've had a couple of schools already confirmed that they are not able to hold a school-wide assembly.

So we'll be discussing more about that after following this meeting.

Thank you.

Um, I also want to let uh let you guys know I was in a meeting last week with uh Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick.

They are holding one of the largest kids safety fairs um in the county, or is actually being hosted in the city of Las Vegas within Ward 5.

Um it is on March 12th from 4 to 8 p.m.

Um, they do have vendor interest, although it has passed.

I mean, we can I can still make a call um if you guys are interested in uh having a booth there, but it is one of the largest kids safety fairs, and if we're talking about kids' safety scooters, all those kind of things, accidents, it might be a good opportunity to have a table there or something, um, if we can put enough interest or enough information together um to talk about what you guys do as a board um and the importance of safety and even if you can't or you don't have a booth, it's still be good to go um network, talk to other organizations, um, find out what they have to offer and potentially uh either have them come to your board meeting, do presentations on safety or get just different information.

And there's also a uh interest form to sign up as a vendor.

Thank you for the opportunity and the information.

I think youth of solution members may be interested in having a booth there.

Um member Hall, did you have something to add?

I saw your hand raised.

Uh no.

Okay, cool.

Okay.

Well, then does any other youth of solution members have any of the updates that they wanted to add?

Oh, member Sai.

Oh, yeah, thank you to sorry, I didn't get your name, but that would that would be great.

And we could uh like youth solutions, we could attend and speak.

Oh, yeah, and a contact will be great, like a referral, so we can you know better coordinate that Yes.

Um actually it is uh once again it's um in Commissioner Marilyn, Kirkpatrick.

I can give you the information, but the contact person is if anybody got a pin, is David.magowan at cark county nv.gov.

And um you can always reach out uh contact numbers also 702455 3545.

Thank you.

And then I'll and then I'll also send it to Director Dr.

Malic.

Um the information.

I'll send her the link.

Thank you, Member Gurney.

Did you I saw your hand raised?

Did you want to add something?

I was just gonna say, um, Member Gurney, for the record, I was just gonna say that I think the booth would be a really good idea as like a start for outreach, because not a lot of people probably know about us yet, so for your suggestion.

Does any other member uh want to add a comment?

Oh, okay.

Well, thank you to the Youth of Solution members for your wonderful work.

I'm really excited to see um where this all where this all heads.

Um so thank you to all the participants for your updates.

We'll now move on to the next agenda item.

Uh item eight discussion regarding the youth leadership advisory councils public outreach and engagement strategy, including coordination with city staff for appropriate communication channels.

At our last meeting, members expressed a strong interest in it creating social media accounts across several platforms, including TikTok and Facebook.

We talked about how different platforms could help us reach teens, parents in the broader Las Vegas community.

Dr.

Malic also shared that she has been in communication with the city's social media team about creating official Instagram, TikTok, and X accounts for our council.

Once those accounts are established, she will work with me to help form a group to support managing them.

So since this is since this is a discussion item, uh we will not be finalizing the assignments for who we want to designate as our official social media person today.

Uh however, I do want to gauge some interest.

So if you're genuinely interested in helping manage or create content for these accounts, please raise your hand and staff please make note of the members who expressed interest.

Thank you, staff, and thank you, members who expressed your interest.

And once again, uh the plan is for those who are interested.

The plan is next meeting to address that, and we'll finalize the specific member who um will be running those accounts through uh just a little short speech and an election process.

Okay.

All right, so we're gonna go ahead and move on to agenda item nine.

Uh it's a discussion regarding finalizing youth leadership advisory council public outreach events.

At our previous meetings, we've talked about a variety of ideas, including food drives, school supply drives, tutoring, teen safety day, partnering with Scouting America, hosting resource booths, and collaborating with the Clark County School District and other community partners.

I know we visit revisited these ideas um a couple times already, so I just want to be mindful of everyone's time today.

So for this meeting, my goal is to hear any final updates, additional suggestions, or feedbacks regarding these events.

I don't want us to um spend time repeating ideas we've already discussed extensively, so this is your chance to add anything new or clear further clarify um any ideas we've mentioned before.

So I'm gonna open the floor to any members who want to share some ideas.

Member Hall for the record, um, one quick question uh for everybody.

Uh what is an event that we can add to the list that will be engaging for everybody to for them to want to experience more of what we have to offer.

Does anyone want to answer that?

Okay.

Uh well, I think last meeting, member hall, we had a couple of ideas that or some of the members had a couple ideas, and so that included a teen safety day, supply drives, um, tutoring, so just a couple more community engagement outreaches to really get in touch with the community and let them know what the what Wilak is doing.

Um so does that answer your question?

Member Hall.

Member Hall for the record, yes.

Thank you.

Okay.

Does any other member have anything else that they may want to add?

Member um McNallon.

Member MacNoll for the record.

I'd have a quick question.

Um I forgot who brought up the idea with Scouts of America, but what what do what would we do exactly with them?

Like I just want to clarify on that.

Member Gurney.

Member Gurney for the record.

Umce I am a scout, I have insights on what the scouts actually do and what well, not actually do, but what they do to outreach for the community, and what I was thinking when I brought up the idea is scouts actually do service projects that help the community in lots of ways, such as trash pickup and food drives and really simple stuff like that.

But not only that, but by helping the scouts, we could um actually give to give to the community and help and help the scouts in general, because as a requirement to get to the highest rank, they have to do a special type of service project.

If we help in any service projects, including those special service projects, we would not only be helping the scouts personally grow, but we would also help the community around us by you know doing simple stuff like that.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Uh member Gurney question for you.

Do we know if we if it's definite that Scouting America would be open to working with WyLak?

Um, I'm not um definite for sure.

We would have to talk to the council, the BSA council, but I believe it is something they are openly willing to do because they're always they're always welcome to have more volunteers to help them with outreaching and um community service.

Thank you, Member Gurney.

Go ahead.

Uh member Manales for the record.

I'm just wondering how are we actually finalizing these outreach events?

Because I know we've talked about them, but we've never really set a date or like time to do it.

So yeah.

Um thank you for the question.

I think or the plan is that next meeting and we would finalize these specific community outreach events.

So kind of like an agenda item, I believe it was five or six.

Uh we'd host a vote to um I'm sorry.

Is it clerk?

Do we need to hold a vote to actually approve these community outreach events, or is it just um going to be on the uh senior c clerk right here for the record?

Um I'm actually not sure.

You guys just established a community outreach um subcommittee.

So I wonder if that would be who would be handling or suggesting these to then bring those to the full full council.

Is what I interpret would happen.

Okay.

So then based off of that, I think the idea is that the community engagement subcommittee, they would take these ideas and work on them.

So I think now we actually have um a little bit of things going for the subcommittee.

So now that the members of the community engagement subcommittee, we can take that in mind um and actively be working on the proposed public outreach events.

Um does that answer your question.

Um member Manala speaking, just to confirm um the subcommittee would be able to finalize these events outside of WyLac.

Clerk, do you want to answer that?

Oh Deputy City Attorney Jillian Black Sagrablem.

I think that the um subcommittee would probably want to bring these forward as uh recommendations to the full committee, and then you can take action on on those recommendations.

Okay, got it.

So then once the subcommittee meets, then we'd actually be presenting just like what I'm sorry, youth of solutions, kind of like presenting, um, just like them.

Yes, exactly.

Okay, perfect.

So, member Manales, does that answer your your question?

Perfect.

Okay.

All right.

Does any other m do any other members have any suggestions for what we want to see?

Okay.

So I think we have a good sense of our priorities right now.

So at the next meeting we'll finalize, or yeah, we'll see which events we want to move forward with and um assign leads in the community engagement subcommittee.

So I'm now moving on to agenda item 10.

And agenda item eight, members were able to express their interest in joining the social media team.

We'll build on that by discussing how we want to structure our social media efforts, um, including the types of content that we want to post, um, potential workshops or campaigns and ways to coordinate responsibilities um among team members.

So I'd like to open the floor to members to share ideas about content themes, um, creative coaches, basically what we want to see for social media.

So do any members have any suggestions?

Member McNowan.

Member McNollin for the record.

Um, I remember last time we brought this up somewhat or the first few times we brought this up, someone brought up the bet on youth.

I really like that idea, especially since we're so like Vegas centered.

Um I just think that would be a really good like first introduction, like to our like first posts.

Thank you, Member McNalen.

Go ahead.

Member Castro speaking.

I think another good idea for some of the first posts is doing like videos introducing like what WyLAC is and like introducing the whole board in general.

So like a video kind of like get to know you or get to know our board so that people get more interested in just us personally, so then they can build that relationship.

And then also I think it'd be great if we did like videos and graphics for promoting events that WyLac is doing, so it brings more awareness because videos is also very entertaining, just like uh social media graphics are.

Yeah, that's great.

Um, sorry, I'll give it to you guys in a little bit, but I think just kind of picking up backing off that.

I think it'd be a pretty good idea if we had some videos of each individual member kind of introducing who we are, what we um what we're passionate about, just things like that.

And so um, if you guys were interested, of course.

But anyways, do any other members have any um additional comments that they want to add?

Member um Gurney.

Hi, member Gurney for the record.

I just think it would be really good um to put pictures and videos of us actually doing events like a food drive and stuff, so that way the community knows that we are actually going out there and we are more than just saying we're gonna do it and then not ending up doing it.

Thank you, Member Gurney.

Member Cohen.

Member Cohen for the record.

So uh in my perspective, I think that the Vegas theme actually does work.

So when I did bring up like the betting on you thing in one of the prior meetings, I think that we have a lot to expand off of that and sort of create that Vegas vibe that will tie in a lot of audiences.

So another idea I had was something like called Behind the Velvet Rope, and it takes viewers behind the scenes to see like the actual inner workings of government, what Wilak actually does, uh highlighting council meetings, things like that to really give people a better glimpse of what we actually do at a city level and get people more engaged on a civic basis.

Um and I also think that it could help if we do something like a takeover on the city's official Instagram that will uh like prioritize sort of um why LAC actually spreading the message of what Wildac actually is, it'll give us a really good sort of volume of people who are gonna be exposed to us.

And as we're starting out and we don't have as much of a digital following, I think this could really be a good way to uh get people knowing what Willock actually is and for us to like spread the message of what we do.

Thank you, Member Cohen.

Um really great ideas, Dr.

Malich.

Dr.

Tammy Malich for the record.

Um the social media team for the city, um, in addition to working with the um T the Youth Solutions group on the documentary is very interested in doing a behind the scenes Las Vegas on the YLAC committee, but again, once we get this person in place, they'll work through that person to get information on each of you and to do a whole story on our um TV station on what YLAC is, why it was created, who each of you are, kind of how this operates, and so that would proceed then all of the other things.

Thank you, Dr.

Malic.

Okay.

Oh, sorry, uh, member Hall.

Uh member Hall for the record.

Um, I like all you guys' ideas.

Um idea to add on is to add um personally that I had like a little bit more fun to the um to the engagement, just so we do have that and keep that viewership, but also make sure it's serious because like we all are serious, but you feel like I I don't I don't know if y'all understand that y'all feel me, but like have like like a engagement type of thing for the kids our age, so they can feel what we feel in.

Thank you, Member Hall.

Um I'll get to the member down there and then I'll get to Member Castro.

Member Lassar for the record.

Building off of what Member Hall said, I do believe we should use and incorporate trending topics to um build interest in what we're doing and not just keep everything bland and like government official type of thing.

I feel like we should make it interesting for the youth.

So kind of just like following like trends on TikTok, stuff like that.

Okay.

And then Member Castro.

Oh no?

Okay, perfect.

Um, Member King.

Member King for the record.

I just want to say that I believe on all of the social media pages or platforms, we should have just a list of like resources for the youth on maybe the bio or just like a database that people can go into and look at possible youth resources.

Secretary, I believe you had something to add.

Uh yes, madam chair.

Uh I I know that there's many uh youth uh projects out there, specifically WineApp that incorporate many youth.

Uh so maybe if we're doing the bit on youth kind of topic, we could include that sort of thing.

Thank you, Secretary.

Does any other member want to add something?

Member Sli.

To clarify, are we able to choose like the social media chair or like lead today?

Um, this is a discussion item, so unfortunately that would have to happen um next meeting.

Okay, which thank you will definitely happen.

Okay.

Does anyone else member Cohen?

Member Cohen for the record.

Uh, just one more idea that I thought of.

I think if we do a lot of like collaboration focused content that'll allow us to really um amplify the impact of our digital marketing strategy a lot more.

For example, like if we partner with one of the big uh, you know, like if we partner with one of the big organizations, uh, let's say like Three Square, for example, and we're hosting like a food drive for the holiday season.

If we can be focused or we can be featured on their uh social medias, that'll allow us to gain more of a gain more traction among people actually knowing what WyLAC is and who we are and what we do.

So I think if we focus on collaborations as well, that can be really big.

And it doesn't have to just focus on organizations, we can also focus on things like businesses or maybe uh prominent like sports teams here in Las Vegas because those are the people with the really big followings and who can really uh maximize the message of Wilak.

So if you combine that with um sort of the youth-focused approach and also focusing on trends and coming up with the best strategy overall, I think that's the best most effective way uh to actually get YLAC going and get um sort of the message across the best way we can.

Thank you, Member Cohen.

And then a question for staff or um Dr.

Tammy Malich.

Um I'm seeing a lot of interest for the or for people who want to be part of the social media um or be the social media person, and because of that, I think it'd be um it might be in the council's interest to have a team rather than just one designated person.

Through you, madam chair.

Um I'm fine with a team, but one member of that team would hold the account credentials.

That's where the issue becomes is the credentials.

If if the this committee wants to establish a team that is larger than a one one member, um that is perfectly fine.

And I think many of the um topics that have come up are all possible and doable and connected to like city of Las Vegas has a huge following, and so I think you guys can get a lot of benefit out of that.

So that is fine as long as like I said, that team elect a member or the agenda item establishes a lead, however, you guys want to do it.

Um that would be the person that has management over credentials.

Got it.

Thank you, um, Dr.

Malich.

And then would there be a specific amount of people that you would be okay with, or is this just um anyone who wants to be in there?

Um again through you.

I I I just uh my thought is that I what I would hate to see is you guys set a number and only though that number of people are involved in what goes on.

I would hope the entire committee would be involved in contributing, because to member Hall's point, each of you are unique, you each have different interests and hobbies and likes, and so you each have your own following based on who you are as people.

We have all of your interests reflected on this fabulous uh council.

I think uh a committee, a smaller committee that then stays in communication with the larger committee is more ideal, and the bylaws or the uh rules uh would disqualify you from having a quorum, but that is the only hard fast rule that is in place.

Everything up else is up to you guys.

Okay, member Cohen Member Cohen for the record.

Thank you, Dr.

Mallet, for that.

I think that if um we do have a subcommittee, I think it makes sense for the subcommittee to report back to the main council, sort of like we are doing with the youth of solutions and just follow that same model.

And I think that within the subcommittee itself, we can have different uh teams focused on different things to maximize efficiency, so we can have like a content team focused on filming and editing.

We can have a creative team, which is focused on like using Canva and graphic design to make uh engaging posts, and we can also have like sort of a behind the scenes team that focuses on researching trends and finding like the best ways to plan out our content in advance.

So I think um if we might if we have that model, we can also create the best strategy.

Okay, thank you, Member Cohen.

I think um from what I'm seeing the subcommittee would be pretty ideal.

Um would that be okay for us to do to implement next meeting if um we wanted a specific subcommittee?

Uh deputy uh city attorney Julianne Block Sederbloom.

Um yes, you could definitely agendize another um item to for for action um to establish uh another subcommittee.

Thank you so much.

All right, do any other members have any additional comments for agenda item 10 before I move on to agenda item 11?

Right, uh senior C Let's come.

Chair Three Apology, uh Center Brian Cap for the record.

If you are steadfast on establishing a subcommittee of social media, you can always go back to the item on the agenda listed to establish subcommittees and do so.

Okay.

All right, so we are going to be revisiting agenda item.

Sorry about that, guys.

What was it?

Agenda item five.

Okay.

So I think we established a pretty good idea of what our scope and deliverables were.

So it's just a matter of what members were interested.

But I believe, Clerk, you did make note of the uh members who were interested in participating in the lead role for oh, that's okay.

We're just gonna do another um another hand raise then.

All right, so members who are interested in participating or being part of the subcommittee for social media.

Um just go ahead and raise your hand and then we'll have staff just write the name down.

Chair three, you see obviously the current clerk blank off the record.

I see members Castro, Laster, Nguyen, Johnson, Gurney, and Cohen interested in the social media subcommittee.

Thank you, Clerk.

So okay, for the record, the mentioned members for the subcommittee for social media.

We are going to hold a motion to formally establish the social media team subcommittee with the stated scope, deliverables, and assigned members as discussed.

Is there a motion?

Is it Macnall for the record?

I make a motion to establish a social media subcommittee.

Thank you, Member McNallan.

Do I have a second?

Member Psy for the record.

I second the motion.

Thank you, Member Sai.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, I sorry.

All those opposed, please say nay.

Well, I think again for clarification, it was the six members I listed uh as a part of that subcommittee.

Yes.

Thank you.

All right, the motion carries, and the subcommittee is formally established.

Cool.

Now we're gonna move back on to agenda item 11.

All right.

Agenda item 11 is a discussion regarding topics for future agenda items.

Comments at this time should be limited to proposing future agenda items only.

We will not discuss the substance of the topics and no action will be taken today.

Are there any items members would like to propose for consideration on a future agenda?

Member um Gurney.

Member Gurney for the record, um, I would like to see um events get finalized, such as my idea to partner with the scouts and other things.

But um I would also like to make a list of organizations we should keep in mind if we want to work with them or something.

Um or um or just or list of national organizations that help um kids and still work in the area so we could help them in um outreach the kids in this area.

Thank you.

And then sorry for asking so many questions today.

Um so since we mentioned that we wanted the or it would be ideal for the committee for community engagement to kind of come back to the um general committee and just present just as the youth of solutions group does.

Um do we know specifically when the actual committee will come together and present to the committee?

Uh deputy city attorney Jillian box take a room.

So that would be um an agenda item uh that you can discuss now in the sec uh uh if you want to put that as put that forward as something to put on the next agenda.

I mean, that's up to you guys um for when you want to agendize that, when the subcommittee will have a chance to meet um and be able to come back with recommendations.

Okay, perfect.

So then I think it'd be ideal for the community or on the next agenda on the next meeting on the agenda, um, we'll have the community engagement um subcommittee details worked out.

And then did any other members have any suggestions or just what they wanted to see?

Go ahead.

Member Maservi for the record, um, I think we could do a follow-up on the assembly stuff.

I can talk to my mom and follow up on that.

And I know uh member McNallan emailed a couple schools as well, so we could follow up on that.

Okay, perfect.

Do any other members have anything to add?

Member Hall?

Uh member Hall for the record.

Um what I like to see is um not only just the social media uh social media thing we pushed, but also uh flyers for Y Lack.

Um we don't have any graphic flyers, or if we do, uh I don't haven't ever seen one.

So I just like before we get a social media page, just like the physical part of just flyers or promotion that's like quicker than social media, in my personal opinion.

Thank you, Member Hall.

Any other members have anything?

Member Cohen.

Member Cohen for the record.

Uh I just think that as we are going to be increasing a lot of the functions of the committee and what basically the more stuff that we're gonna be doing in the community as well.

I think that means we're gonna have to be communicating with each other a lot more, and that means we're gonna have to be emailing each other a lot and doing a lot of things like that.

And I think a lot of the time whenever uh things are implemented, they don't always succeed because communication is one of the biggest barriers to that.

So I think it might make sense to have sort of a lesson on um like sort of online or uh digital communication, like email etiquette, things like that, on how we can actually manage ourselves um the best way so that we're all communicating uh efficiently and effectively.

Member Cohen, absolutely agree with you.

Um by that, do would you want a meeting outside of the actual council meetings or like trainings kind of?

Member Cohen for the record.

I think it could just be like like a an agenda item in one of the meetings, sort of like we had or in one of the prior meetings on open meeting law and things like that, just like a little um snippet for the uh council to understand and better comprehend these subjects.

Okay, thank you.

We can work with staff, I hope, or that's the hope that we can work with staff and hopefully have someone come in and have us be taught proper etiquette for communication.

That's the goal.

Okay.

Any other members?

Um Go ahead.

Member Sai for the record question on the subcommittees that we established at today's meeting.

Sorry.

Are we gonna have like an established leader?

Are we gonna vote on that as like a meeting like an agenda item for next meeting?

Thank you, Member Sai.

Uh the plan or hopefully what's gonna happen is next meeting.

We're going to talk about the details of the um subcommittees further.

So when we will meet, who will be elected as chair, vice chair for those subcommittees?

Um, does that kind of answer your question?

Yes, thank you.

Perfect.

Okay, does anyone do I I believe you had a question down there?

Building off of, or remember last year for the record, building off of the talk about um email etiquette and communication.

I believe if we switch to like different platforms or utilize different things, I feel like communication would be smoother because we're all uh not adults and like younger, so um it would be more ideal for us to use different platforms such as like messages or Instagram or things that we're more comfortable using.

Member Lester, thank you for the comment.

Does any other member have anything to add?

Member Hall.

Umber Hall for the record.

Um, what is the dispute on what he said?

Like, what is anybody else's contradicting feeling about what he said about the email?

Like, even the staff.

Like, what is the problem with not using not just using email?

Through you, Madam Chair, Dr.

Malic for the record.

I don't staff does not have a concern or contradiction.

I my impression was that member Cohen was adding future or suggesting a future agenda item might include how you guys um handle yourselves with a certain type of etiquette when you are um sending and receiving professional communication via email or or any other um platform.

The social media thing is kind of a separate thing, which our social media team will work with those that are involved in that group because as an official city uh committee or council, you guys do have some expectations and limitations in this capacity.

So the way you conduct yourself when you are representing the city of Las Vegas is uh very different than you might conduct yourself yourselves uh with your friends or or your personal groups, and so there is some etiquette and some requirements when you're conducting yourself as a representative of the city of Las Vegas, and each one of you are representing a city council office or our mayor's office.

Thank you, Dr.

Malic.

Um, and I was wondering if we would be able to have someone come in and actually teach us the proper editor, have um, yeah, someone come in and actually educate us on the proper etiquette for how we can conduct meetings and interact with our fellow constituents.

She naudie Mitchell for the record.

Um, so there was a presentation.

Our social media team did come in and talk to you guys about that.

I know we mentioned the whole YouTube thing, so since they are recorded, maybe going back to revisit that.

But also once you guys um start gaining traction or whatever, we could always have them uh get with you the committee or subcommittee um as a whole and go over it in depth or guide you guys along that path.

Through you, madam chair.

As a follow-up, I would mention that um one of the things the team mentioned to you and to uh member Cohen's point and um member um McCraney's follow-up and member Hall's question.

Um the way you behave on your personal accounts, if you discuss or tag or mention any of the work this committee is doing, then that then your personal accounts also become um subject to City of Las Vegas rules because you are all um have access to privileged information on this until it becomes public.

You cannot um share that on your personal accounts.

So there is some crossover into your personal as um Miss Mitchell re reminded this has already been uh covered, but maybe we need to do a follow-up since there's some questions about that.

Thank you, Dr.

Malich.

Do at this time do any other members have any comments they'd want to add?

Okay, perfect.

Seeing none.

This concludes agenda item 11.

We will now move on to agenda item 12, citizens participation.

Public comment during this portion is limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the advisory council.

No what action may be taken on items that are not on the agenda.

If you wish to be heard, please come forward and state your name for the record.

Is there anyone who would like to provide public comment at this time?

Oh shoot.

Thank you.

Hi, Madam Chair and Council.

My name is Alex Fuller.

I work here at the City of Las Vegas for Councilman Knutson Award 1.

I love the scouting idea.

I think that this council and uh the Las Vegas area um uh committee can be a great partnership, uh, you know, with some great events down the road.

I sit um as VP of finance for the Las Vegas Area Council for Scouting of America, and I would be more than happy to help facilitate a meeting in the future.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for your comment.

Hello.

So, Dr.

Tammy Malich, um, I also work for the city of Las Vegas.

Surprise.

Um, but also um I wanted to mention something that will not have time to be agendized for your next meeting.

Um, the first week in March is Nevada Reading Week.

I'm sure many of you are familiar.

You've probably remember that event since you were in kindergarten and you're now much older and wiser now.

But uh my team here at the city does a lot of events surrounding reading week, during the school day, out of school hours, through our safekee programs, our mobile preschool programs, our reInvent schools programs.

So we have times that span from before school starts till after school ends.

Um, pretty much 6 a.m.

to 6 p.m.

We can accommodate.

If any of you are interested in doing public service in this capacity and reading in one of our reading week programs, if you would reach out to me via email, um, I can connect you with the proper team member on my team and connect you guys so that you can go read to elementary school kids, and it's super fun, and they're super excited to have old people, old kids that look like them but are older, read to them.

So I would challenge each of you to consider making time in your schedules for that.

Thank you, Dr.

Malic, um, for the very unique opportunity.

Is there anyone else who would like to add a comment?

Good afternoon.

Um, my name is Tara Manor, work for the city of Las Vegas as well, youth development and social initiatives, and I just wanted to come to you all today and share something with you all.

Another initiative that I work on.

I do see some of my YNAP board members here, but I also work or have an initiative under my belt that is called Compassionate City Awards.

And so the nomination form has opened for the Compassionate City Awards.

And so typically each year, annually, we do this award ceremony, and we nominate these adults who are doing all this work in the community.

Well, this year we have added the Shining Light Award, and this award um is for the youth in the community who we want to recognize.

And so I wanted to share this with you all that if you have any peers that you would like to nominate for the compassionate city award, which is the shining light award for the youth.

You can also nominate an adult that you may feel like is doing work in the community for the adults.

It's in the category of um health and wellness education, which hopefully you all have an educator in your life that you may want to recognize housing security, human um trafficking reduction, and strengthening the family.

So those things that we're looking for, and then we're looking for some youth who are also doing work and are compassionate about the city of Las Vegas and how we're moving forward.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Sorry, I do have flyers and I can leave them over there on the on the counter.

Thank you so much.

Good afternoon, Harry Williams, City and Las Vegas employee.

Um, I just have a quick announcement as well.

On this Saturday from 12 to 3, we have a Love on Jackson Street event.

It's in the historic West Las Vegas community.

It is an open event just celebrating the revitalization of the historic West Las Vegas community on Jackson Street.

It is happening between 12 and 3 p.m.

You guys are all welcome to come.

Um we're celebrating the opening of the new library, which opened on MLK um a month ago.

Um, also um there is another huge project that is opening.

It's uh the historic West Side Share Project, which is a housing um project, and then we're also going to be highly highlighting CSEN, um, which has opened a workforce development center uh there at the historic west side school.

So you guys are all welcome to come and kind of see what the city of Las Vegas does when we have block parties.

This should be approximately a hundred vendors.

We have free food, music, and uh a huge celebration.

Thank you.

Thank you for your commentary, Mr.

Williams.

Is there anyone else who would like to provide public commentary at this time?

Okay.

Thank you to those who shared commentary today.

We will now move on to the next agenda item.

Thank you all for your participation and thoughtful contributions today.

Seeing that there are no there's no further business before the council, we will officially adjourn this meeting.

The time is 4 45.